50+ and proud of it.

I was wondering who was the smarter animal. A Cat or an Octopus? I figured that Cats were smarter than Octopuses 1 purely because Cats didn't find the need to seek fame and fortune by predicting the outcome of football matches. However, I decided to put it to the test. Could my Cat predict the National Lottery Result 2 ? I seemed a reasonable question. I spread 49 playing cards on the floor and called the Cat. "Cat! Get in here please" "Ah, is my tea ready then?" "No, go and pick 6 cards from the floor first" She sniffed the cards and looked at me. " Hmm , which draw is this for then?" "Um, good point, Saturday?" "I'll tell you Sunday, where's my tea then? 1 octopuses, octopi and octopodes 2 No.

Humph. " Ferrari Cheat " Most interesting part? Turning off the TV and watching my goldfish in the pond. Maybe Paul The Octopus should have accepted that transfer offer after all.

I'd been waiting all season for this race and having watched Webber come first with Hamilton second, I thought that the two-word summary should be " not bad ". However, I feel that I have to echo Eddie Jordan's description of the event as " Poetic justice " after the front-wing-swap fiasco between the Red Bulls. Most interesting part? Possibly Martin Brundle (on his grid walk) saying to Sir Patrick Stewart to "..I don't think even you can beam Lewis up to the top step of the podium today...", but, simply for that "aah" factor, it has to be the crowd wildy applauding Sir Stirling Moss presenting the second place trophy to Hamilton. I wonder if Paul The Octopus predicted that one eh?

I noted with interest that the entire German nation's footballing fate rested within the tentacles of an octopus called " Paul ". Well, no, that was in the hands (or even feet) of the German World Cup Squad really and they didn't perform did they? This poor chap has even had death threats made against him. He did however accurately " predict " a win over England and a load more countries besides. What I notice however is that Paul is, in fact, English, relatives of whom are often found in the local nightclubs where I live... Man the Fish Jokes, all hands to the Punch Lines...